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In Linux, the
locate
command is crazy fast. I am amazed at how slow search is in Windows, compared to this.Locate cheats by using a pre-built index.
But after the 2.5 years it takes to build the Windows index wouldn't it be the same - just searching through a built index?
It's been a while since I've had a Windows machine, but doesn't Windows index the content of files as well as their names? If so, that would have fairly profound differences from
slocate
.lol i remember hunting and systematically ripping out the file indexer in like vista? I think? It was terrible lol
It was honestly hilarious how bad it was and how much it could slow the system down in some situations. I'd be curious to see just how much of it was a byproduct of HDD's - that is to say, just how slow is it even in solid state drives!